ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown...
ANKARA , Turkey — Turkey ’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country.
It came days after Fahrettin Altun, the presidential communications director and aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, criticized the Meta-owned platform for preventing users in Turkey from posting messages of condolences for Haniyeh.The country is observing a day of mourning for Haniyeh on Friday, during which flags will be flown at half-staff.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down 0.4%, after logging its worst day in more than three months on Thursday. The mid-cap FTSE 250 index was off 1.2% by 0712 GMT. Both indexes are, however, on track to log weekly gains on upbeat corporate earnings.As global markets experience mixed performances and economic data presents a varied picture, the Hong Kong market has seen its share of fluctuations.
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